Backup supply well #1

The first backup well will be located at the City’s Corporation Yard at 333 Burgess Drive. It will consist of the following components:

Submersible well pump

Well piping

Utilities (water, electrical)

Emergency generator

Disinfection facility

Hydropneumatic tank

Drain facilities

Site improvements (fencing, landscaping, driveway curbs)

Well construction consists of two phases:

Phase 1 – Drill the well.

Phase 2 - Construct the well facility which includes well piping, utility lines, disinfection system, submersible well pump, emergency generator, and site improvements.

Current status

The City completed Phase 1 (drill the well) in March 2017. Well development tests confirmed that the well can produce 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm), which is half of the project goal to provide 3,000 gpm of backup water to Menlo Park Municipal Water’s Lower Zone (the area located east of El Camino Real).

The City released the bid package to complete Phase 2 (construct the well facility) on May 11, 2018.

Planned activities

Date

Activity

Fall 2018

Begin well facility construction

Spring 2019

Complete well facility construction

Past activities

May 2018

Planning Commission approves the use permit for hazardous materials.

March 2017

Completed well drilling.

July 2016

Planning Commission approves the use permit for the emergency generator.Staff Report and Minutes